Framing the hunter · 6:53pm Dec 18th, 2020

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So for Thin Crust I think we just need to help him convince his father that there’s more then one way to cut a pizza.

Ah agree his pizza looks cool cut up in ‘tah little squares, even if the crust is crunchier then a cracker!

Honestly though, I kinda like his sister’s pizza too! Stuffed Crust’s pizza is just so *licks lips* cheesy.

Hey girls, Ordering a Pizza?

Hey Bro! We’re just trying to think of how to help Thin Crust get reacquainted with his Cutie Mark.

… buuut if you wanted to get us some pizza, I wouldn’t argue. *squee*

Nice try kiddo, we still have spaghetti from last night!

Aww…

*Fallout looks at the disappointed faces of the girls and rolls his eyes.*

Alright fine, we probably don’t have enough Spaghetti for everypony anyway.

Yay!

We should get them all Thin Crust’s way! That way we can lend him our support!

Can we get at least one Stuffed Crust’s way too?

What, do I look like i’m made of bits?

*Fallout and the girls decide what Pizza they want and prepare to go to the Pizza Parlor.*

*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*

Huh, who that could be?

It’s probably one of your marefriends, wantin to surprise yah.

Awe.

Either that or one of his friends hoping for a free meal.

*Fallout, who has mixed feelings of hope and dread, opens the door to greet his uninvited guest and sees four guards giving him stern looks*

H-hello officers, can I help you?

Are you Fallout Shieldhunter?

Y-yes…

We need you to come with us.

What’s going on? Why are you taking my brother away?

It’s okay Scootaloo.

Your brother just needs to answer a few questions for us, there’s no need for concern.

A bunch of guards show up to take my brother away and you’re telling me not to worry?! Are you serious?!?

Hey, we take murder very seriously!

YAPPER LANCE!

M-murder? You think my brother killed somepony?

What is going on?

*sigh* Since the cat’s out of the bag we might as well say it. Yesterday afternoon a Pegasus by the name of Cluck Robin was killed, and and a witness claims they saw you leave the scene of the crime.

C-Cluck Robin is dead?!

So you were familiar with him?

W-well... yes...

How do you know him bro?

*looks back and forth between Scootaloo and the guards* ... look I couldn’t have killed him, I was at home all day yesterday!

Y-Yeah we were hanging out together! We even made Spaghetti!

Is there anypony else who can back up your claim that you two were alone yesterday afternoon?

W-well… no. But I swear, it’s the truth!

I see… Regardless we request you come with us, Mr. Shieldhunter, and since your sister is a witness we will need her statement as well.

*Fallout could see how scared Scootaloo was so he held her close in an attempt to comfort her.*

It’s okay sis, everything is going to be okay, I promise.

*At Sugarcube Corner*

Hi Starlight!

Hey Pinkie, can I have 2 Cinnamon Rolls, a Mocha latte with hazel cream, A Chai Tea latte with 2 pumps Mocha, and one of your daily special Cakes?

*Pinkie pie finishes writing, leans under the counter, and pulls out Starlights Order*

W-Wow… did you know that’s what I would order today?

You and Twilight Always order the same thing after you finish a big project! Twilight loves her Cake almost as much as she loves her Mc’Hayburger Deluxe Meals!

Yeah that girl can eat! it’s a wonder her flank isn’t as big as yours by now

What’s that?

N-Nothing, so are you prepared for tonight?

Oh yeah, once Applejack finishes her chores she, Big Mac and Rarity go over to Fallout to pick up their sisters, then Rainbow Dash comes over telling us “There’s a friendship emergency” but really we’re all going to be there to have lots of-

*Suddenly Rarity bursts into the room completely out of breath.*

Ladies! There’s an emergency! We need to meet the others this instant!

Rarity, Rainbow Dash is supposed to say that! And you have to wait until you see Fallout!

This is serious Pinkie Pie! Fallout is in trouble!

WHAT!?!

What happened?!

Fallout visited me unexpectedly hoping I could watch the girls in his stead, and I saw him being escorted away by guards!

*Then both Starlight and Pinkie look to the entrance to see the CMCs behind her, with Scootaloo on the verge of tears*

We- We need to get everypony else… We need to save my brother!

*At the Ponyville prison*

*After giving his statement Fallout was forced to stay in one of the prison cells. He stares at the ceiling questioning how this all came to be. When suddenly he hears the doors slam open and all his marefriends, plus his sister, were right in front of his cell door*

G-Girls?! Why are you here?!

Are you okay Honey Bunny?

Yeah I’m okay, I’m just trying to figure out why this happened…

Oh why must this happen to our poor dear Fallout, WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN ME!?!

*Rarity hugs Fallout’s neck from behind the bars as the others join her. Fallout does his best to soothe them before a guard rushed inside. Fallout recognized him as one of the guards that brought him in, the one named Yapper Lance*

Hey! You girls can’t be in here! This is for prisoners only and-

As a Princess of Equestria I demand you give us some time to talk to our boyfriend!

*Yapper Slinked back as Twilight raised her wings intimidatingly. She hated to use the princess card, but this was their only chance to get answers.*

Scootaloo told us about what happened, we know that the guards think you killed somepony named Cluck Robin

Y-Yeah… But you have to believe me girls, I didn’t do it!

We Believe you Fallout!

Yeah, well we all know you would never kill anypony, no matter how much of a meanie pants they were!

Thank you girls!

Now I don't mean to speak ill of the dead, but who the hay was this Cluck Robin feller anyhow? And why would they think Y’all would want him dead?

*Fallout gave a heavy breath before speaking again*

Cluck Robin was a business pony who specialized in renting out transportation wagons. A few months ago he hired me for a job hunting down a Chimera that was bothering his trade routes. After taking care of it I went back to Cluck Robin for my pay…

That doesn’t sound so bad, why would anypony think you would hate him over a job?

B-Because… he never gave me all the money he promised me…

*All his Marefriends gave a big gasp at his words*

You mean he ripped you off?!

Why didn’t you go back and get the rest of your money?

I tried several times, but he just kept shooing me away with the same old line: “Money is a little tight, I need more time.”

Why didn’t you tell us you were havin problems?

I-I didn’t want you to be worried…

Fallout.. we’re your marefriends we want to be there for you!

That’s funny because HE won’t be here long.

What do you mean?

Apparently because of your notoriety as a Monster hunter the guards here are afraid you might break out so tomorrow you’re going to be transferred to a high security prison in Canterlot.

What?! But they can’t do that! It would make seeing him so much harder!

A-Am I never going to see my brother again?!

Don’t worry Scootaloo, it won’t come down to that!

Yeah, he’ll be found innocent in no time!

Actually since there’s literally zero evidence that proves he’s innocent he’ll most likely be found guilty, he might even get the death penalty if he’s unlucky…

That’s it! I say we bust ‘em out! Who's with me?!

Rainbow, No! if we do anything without evidence Fallout will get into even more trouble!

Wait a minute didn’t Scootaloo say she was with him at the time? Why don’t they let him go?

Since nopony else is able to verify her story everypony here thinks she’s just trying to protect her brother.

*Scootaloo starts crying and moves past the bars to hug Fallout* This isn’t fair! You’re the coolest brother ever! who would do this to you?!

*As Fallout was comforting his sister, Twilight pondered on the case*

There were witnesses that claimed they saw Fallout. So how could they have accurately disguised themselves as him?

Maybe it was some kind of Magic?

I doubt it, Transformation Spells are very Advanced Magic, I can’t imagine anypony who could accurately pull it off and would hate Fallout so much

Well it can't be that hard to do, Changelings do it all the time!

Yeah, except it couldn't have been any of them, all the Changelings have been reformed!

Not true, Thorax told me that a small group of Changelings rejected being reformed and were banished from the Hive, some may even be working for Chrysalis.

Then could a non-reformed Changeling Truly have done this?

We don’t really have any other ideas…

We need to do something! Otherwise my brother will go to jail for a crime he didn’t commit!

Then what are we waiting for? Let’s find this Changeling and beat ’em up! Who's with me?!

Yeah! Let’s go save our Honey Bunny!

H-Hold on Girls! I don’t want you to do anything dangerous for my sake!

We are SO Going to do something dangerous for your sake, because you would do the exact same thing for us in a heartbeat!

P-Pinkie…

Hold on Y'all, assuming we’re right about the real killer bein’ a Changeling how’re we supposed tah find it? Changelings can look like anypony they want!

we’ll have to lure them into a trap! And I have just the plan! But we’re going to need your help to do it Pinkie Pie!

You got it! I’ll do anything to help Honey Bunny!

Um, any chance you can move this conversation outside, so I don’t get in trouble?

Come one, Come all! Come join the totally on the spot, not sus at all, Love festival! Couples get special deals on all stalls!

*As Pinkie Pie made her announcements Couples gathered around and viewed the many attractions, such as an improvised tunnel of love, to a Ferris wheel, and even a bouncy house for the kids; There was also many food stands where Applejack sold her produce and desserts.*

Wow Pinkie sure did go all out on setting everything up!

Yeah, never underestimate Pinkie’s ability to put together somethin’ fun on such short notice.

I sure hope this didn’t cost too much to prepare…

If it proves Fallout’s innocence, it’s worth every bit! Even if I do have to give up cake and burgers for the next month *Sniff*

Wow, that Fallout guy is sure lucky to have Marefriends like you!

*Sniff* thank you Yapper Lance

No thank you for giving me a chance to prove to the other guards I'm just as reliable as they are, even if I do have a big mouth at times...

Our pleasure, we'll need all the help we can get for what we really have planned!

How do you know this love festival is even going to work?

Well Spike, assuming we’re right about… *Looks around* You know who being a you know what, then they’ll be attracted to strong feelings of love.

Yeah, and I’d say there's a lotta love goin around here!

But I must ask darlings, is the bouncy house really necessary? Why there’s hardly any children here to make such a thing useful.

It’s absolutely necessary!

GWAH!!!! Pinkie?! how did you-

*Rarity is interrupted by Starlight poofing in*

GWAH!!!

Sorry Rarity. Twilight, the amplifiers are all set!

Amplifiers, for what?

*Looks around and then whispers* We're going to use them to send Magic canceling signals to force the Changeling into his real form, then we'll capture him and force him to tell the truth!

Oh, Hopefully they work, otherwise Fallout will be branded a criminal forever!

*The girls look at Yapper and have a sudden uneasy feeling*

Oops… there I go again…

*Shakes head* Let’s not think about that! It’s time for action!

*The Girls, Spike, and Yapper Lance, put their hooves together*

For Fallout!

“For Fallout!”

*The girls then break and head for the stage in the middle of the festival*

Attention all festival goers! Please come to the center stage for a super duper awesome show!

*While the girls waited for all the festival goers to gather around DJ Pon-3 Played some music to soothe the crowd. Once Twilight was sure everyone was in position she signaled for the music to stop as she took the center stage*

Hello Everypony! I hope all of you are enjoying yourselves! I know that this Festival was pretty sudden, but we did so because we wished to celebrate the act of having somepony you care about. For some that just means being surrounded by good friends, which in itself is well and good, but we are all gathered here today because we all have a very special somepony we care deeply about. Somepony we would be willing to go to great lengths to care for.

*Twilight signals to Starlight who drags a device over*

But there are those who seek to take advantage of those we love for their own personal gain. And it’s because of creatures like that…

*Starlight gets into position and both she and Twilight nod*

That we are willing to go the distance for the one we love!

*Then both mares use their magic on the device which sends signals to the crystal amplifiers surrounding the crowd sending magic canceling signals into everyone present. At first there is nothing, but then a green flame appears in the crowd and at the center of it is an Unreformed Changeling. The crowd runs as the Changeling hisses *

Smart little ponies, but you’re too late to stop me! Chrysalis shall tear down the false monarchy and have you all become our cattle!

*He tries to change again but nothing happens.*

Wh- What have you done to me?

The spell we used won’t let you change for a short time; you’re not running away from us!

*The Changeling takes this moment to run away*

Don’t worry girls, I got ’em! *Flies to the Changeling*

*The Changeling takes flight, but Rainbow grabs him by the tail. She smiles smugly and punches him furiously. The Changeling takes a swing, but she flies into the distance in time to avoid being hit. The Changeling looks around in an effort to find her, then she abruptly flies in and smacks him right on the side of his face. The Changeling tries to punch back but Rainbow leans out of the way and gives him several hooks and punches. The fight goes on for several minutes with the Changeling struggling to get a single hit in as Rainbow Dash uses her superior speed to avoid his hits and strike him.*

Quit showin’ off Rainbow!

*Appears in front of her* You’re just jealous you don’t get to fight him!

Rainbow! Just bring him down so I can Lasso him! Don’t go showin off or he’ll get away!

Like he is now! *Points to Changeling, who is trying to escape*

Uggh, fine! Way to take the fun out of it. *dashes away*

*Rainbow Dash flies in the direction the Changeling disappeared to, She then finds him stopped in front of the Cotton Candy Stall as if to catch his breath.*

I got you now!

*Rainbow Dash dives straight for the Changeling, readying the final blow to knock him out and save her special somepony. Suddenly, at the last possible second, the Changeling turns his head and spits out some green goop. Rainbow pulls up in a failed attempt to avoid it and it gets all over her face.*

My Eyes!!! I can’t see!

*Rainbow Dash suddenly hits the side of town hall and freefalls to the ground. Fluttershy flies towards her and grabs her right before she reaches the ground. The other girls breathe a sigh of relief before Pinkie sees the changeling flying away again.*

Applejack, Rarity, help me out! *In a span of exactly three seconds Pinkie Pie runs off the stage and returns inside her party cannon*

*Applejack and Rarity adjust the cannon and point it at the changeling*

Ready?

*places a pot on her head like a helmet* Ready!

One moment let me adjust the angle a little more-

Rarity!

Fine! It’ll do!

Fire! *gets shot into the air*

*Pinkie Pie lands on the Changelings back and blocks his eyes causing him to fly around haphazardly.*

Are you crazy?! You’re going to get us both killed!!!

Not as crazy as you think! *Bites his ear*

*The changeling yelps in pain and tries to shake off Pinkie Pie. In the struggle Pinkie ends up face to face with him as he prepares another spit ball. Pinkie forces the Pot on her head onto his face and some of the goo’s residue ends up in his eyes as they both freefall towards the ground. Pinkie throws the pot away and starts punching him in the face.*

This is for my Honey Bunny! *Punch* This is for Rainbow Dash! *Punch*

This is for killing that one guy who was super mean to Fallout! *Punch*

And this is for being a super-duper, meanie-beanie poopyface!!! *Unleashes a flurry of punches*

*The changeling limply accepts the blows until suddenly they land on the inflatable castle, which was able to soften the blow as it bounced them both off. The Changeling landed roughly on the ground, completely covered in bruises while Pinkie Pie did a somersault and dabbed on her landing. The Changeling rubs his eyes before Applejack suddenly hogties him with her lasso and pins him to the ground. When the Changeling opens his eyes he sees all the girls have completely surrounded him. Rainbow Dash, who had just gotten all the goop off her face, did
not look happy to see him.

Now talk! Why did you frame Fallout?

*Struggles* I- I did it to S-Show everyling that The Elements of Harmony are weak! As long as you have that Stallion… You will always have a weakness!

So you killed Cluck Robin, pretended to be Fallout, and framed him to show us you could hurt us?

… Y-Yes!

*Grins widely* All we needed to know! *Flies to the center stage and projects the Changeling’s confession which was seen by everyone at the fair*

That’ll prove Fallout didn’t do it right?!

That’s right! Now come on! Lets go get Fallout out of jail!

Yaaaaaay!!!!

*looks around* Hey girls, has anypony seen Yapper Lance?

*While the girls looked around for their Guard friend, the Changeling grinned sinisterly as he looked at the Castle of Friendship*

*Meanwhile*

*While the Girls were dealing with the Changeling, Yapper Lance made his way into the Private Study of Twilight Sparkle. He digs through her library until he finds a large tome with the Title: “Spells and Incantations of Advanced Magics.”

*Chuckles* As expected of Celestia’s faithful student…

*Yapper Lance then bursts into a green flame and is replaced by the Ex-Queen of Changelings*

This book will help me achieve my revenge against those infuriating Elements of Harmony! *Flips the pages until she finds a spell that turns trees into copies of ponies using their photo and hair* Oooh this looks promising!

*Closes book* I honestly thought it would be hard to get those girls to come up with some kind of plan to hunt down my minion, but lo and behold, their obsession with their little lover was more then enough to make them desperate to save him! *Laughs maniaclly*

*Chrysalis looks away and listens outside*

That fool will have had enough time to stall those ponies, I need to go before they discover this was all a distraction!

*on her way to her exit she sees Starlight’s room and has an evil smile. she then uses her magic to scribble a message on the door*

“YOU STINK!”

Muahahahaha! Take that Starlight Glimmer!

*one week later*

"Girls come on! can't you give me a little time to myself?"

No! we need to be alibies for you in case you get framed again!

"Can I at least use the toilet without one of you following me?!"

Nope!

This is getting ridiculous! Your all acting super clingy

What's ridiculous was the thought you should be cooped up inside all by your lonesome!

"I wasn't alone! Scootaloo was there too!!!"

And from now on one of us will be by your side at all times!

And... um... we'll be by your b-bedside every night!

were gonna get ya out and about more often so everypony can see yah!

No This isn’t what I want!....look I understand what happened was scary but if you keep this up your just showing chrysalis that she was right and I really am your weakness and that doesn’t sit well with me

... He's right, If we keep this up Chrysalis will win, and we may very well chase him away in the process

I'm sorry Honey Bunny... We just didn't want to lose you again!

We never stopped to think how you feel about all this...

But girls, what if Fallout gets framed again?

Should that ever happen, we'll handle it as well as we did the last time.

And after this, I doubt anypony will believe Fallout is a killer

Um... maybe we can find other ways of helping Fallout? Like making sure his clients don't short change him again?

You're right Fluttershy! this all started because Cluck Robin didn't pay Fallout everything he owed him! I'll have to talk to princess Celestia about establishing a law guaranteeing Fallout will be able to make his clients legally liable to pay him what they owe!

It might not solve every problem, but it's a start!

Woah?! hey now are you serious about creating a new law just for me?! I mean yeah the guy ripped me off but it wasn’t the first time it happened and it won’t be the last

WHAT?!

Other ponies are ripping you off?!

How despicable!!!

We want names Partner!

Let me at ‘em!

*breaks a bottle*

Oh yeah, the law is definitely happening now!

*facehooves and sighs* Oh buck me ok maybe I said to much

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